Gameday Live vs Tennessee

Who: Arkansas Razorbacks (17-10, 5-9 SEC) vs Tennessee Volunteers (15-12, 7-7 SEC)
What: Razorbacks have won five straight versus Tennessee in Bud Walton Arena.
When: Wednesday – Feb. 26 – 7:30 pm
Where: Fayetteville, Ark. – Bud Walton Arena / Nolan Richardson Court
How (to follow):– TV: SEC Network (Mike Morgan and Jon Sunvold)
^ CLICK HERE to Watch ESPN/SEC Network Online
– Radio: Learfield IMG College Razorback Sports Network (Chuck Barrett and Matt Zimmerman)
^ Listen to Razorback Sports Network Online: CLICK HERE
– Sirius/XM: XM Channel 374, Streaming Online on channel 374
– Live Stats: www.Arkansas.Statbroadcast.com
– In Person: PURCHASE TICKETS

– Arkansas Game Notes: CLICK HERE
– Tennessee Game Notes: CLICK HERE
– Fan Game Day Information: CLICK HERE

Versus Tennessee

• This will be the 44th meeting between Arkansas and Tennessee with all but four coming since the Razorbacks joined the SEC for the 1991-92 season.
• Tennessee has won three straight to take a 22-20 advantage in the series. However, Arkansas is 10-4 versus the Volunteers in Fayetteville, including a streak of five straight wins.

EARLIER THIS YEAR IN KNOXVILLE:

• Tennessee had five players score double-digits, including a game-high 20 points and eight assists from Santiago Vescovi, to lead the Volunteers to an 82-61 victory over Arkansas at Thompson-Boling Arena.
• Jimmy Whitt Jr., led Arkansas with 19 points, making a career-high 11-of-16 at the free throw line, and added three steals.
• Arkansas had its lowest point total of the year and shot a season-low 30.6% to fall by double figures for the first time all season.
• Both teams struggled out of the gate with the score being 10-6 nine minutes into the contest. Tennessee led by seven, 18-11 with eight minutes left in the first half. From that point, the Vols went on a 21-9 run to lead by 19 (39-20) with 1:33 left and never looked back.
• Desi Sills scored 11 points for the Razorbacks and Reggie Chaney added 10 points and six rebounds. Ethan Henderson had an SEC career-high four rebounds and he played an SEC career-high 16 minutes. Jamario Bell saw his most action (5:21) and blocked two shots.

Joe Returns; Scores 21

• Isaiah Joe returned to the Razorback lineup versus Missouri after missing five games due to knee surgery. The Razorbacks were 0-5 with Joe out of the lineup including two overtime losses (vs Auburn and at Missouri) and a loss at the buzzer versus Mississippi State.
• Joe finished with a game-high 21 points in his return (5-of-10 from 3PT) with three rebounds, three assists, one steal and one charge taken.
• Joe started and played 38 minutes. He made his first field goal – a 3-pointer – with 6:05 in the first half to cut an eight-point deficit to five. He hit his second triple at 1:22 before halftime to give Arkansas its first lead – one it would not relinquish.
• In the second half and Arkansas up two with 8:06 to play, Joe got a steal that led to a Desi Sills 3-pointer. With Arkansas up two with 2:14 to play, Joe drained a 3-pointer. A minute later with Arkansas up three, Joe hit a triple from the top of the key.